Here are six observations:
1. Startups focused on improving care delivery received a large chunk of this investment money.
2. The ACA encouraged a wave of entrepreneurs to enter the healthcare space, satisfying investors with a sense of predictability.
3. These startups range from telemedicine efforts to medication compliance with new devices.
4. Other successful startups are trying to enhance healthcare sectors that already exist, like Oscar in the insurance sector and VillageMD in big data.
5. The mental and behavioral health sector has also seen startup action. Ginger.io, for example, connects patients to coaches or licensed therapists.
6. Dispatch is following Uber’s model and wants to offer patients emergency room-level care in their homes.
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